Starting To Feel Bored With The Routine Of Work? These Are 5 Powerful Recipes To Get Rid Of It

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JAKARTA - You can't meet your friends physically, you can't drink coffee together in a cafe, you can't watch a movie at the cinema, it might make you also prone to boredom. Moreover, if the company still enforces a work from home policy that heightens your boredom level. The problem is, wanting to change jobs or companies to get a new atmosphere, is a bit difficult. Because, the atmosphere is not supportive due to the long pandemic. Here are 5 things you can try to get rid of boredom:

Get enough sleep

This seems unrelated, huh? However, the correlation turned out to be quite large. If you don't get enough sleep, you get stressed easily. Not to mention the risks to health. Lack of sleep makes you slow in making decisions and hard to concentrate. As a result, the completion of the task takes a long time. The length of this process then makes you feel bored. Moreover, if the condition lasts long enough.

Therefore, make sure you sleep 6-8 hours a day. Getting enough sleep will give you a lot of energy for the next day, as well as improve your mental health. You can also take advantage of the opportunity to take a nap because research shows that regular naps can increase productivity.

Sabbatical

Take time to break in a long enough period of time. For example, 2 weeks. If the office has a policy regarding longer leave, just take it. Don't think about the office for at least 2 weeks. The company will not collapse, really, if you take a long leave.

Take the time off to refresh your mind. Go for a walk, to a place where there are not many people. Or, a road trip to several cities. But, make sure you do a detailed delegation, so you won't be disturbed during your leave. Take advantage of this opportunity to take a break from work to refresh your mood and work spirit.

Rearrange the work desk

It could be that you are bored because of what you see every day, yes, that's all. What if next weekend you are looking for inspiration to redesign your workspace at home? At the same time, look for ideas to organize your desk neatly. Even though it's small, it can be more fun.

If your office design uses cubicles, ask your boss for permission to exchange cubicles with other coworkers so that there is a change of atmosphere. If that doesn't work, find a way to change the layout of your desk. This is important to increase the spirit and change the mood. Put fun photos from the holidays and small potted plants, which will help when you're feeling low on motivation.

Find challenging courses

It could be that you are bored because you have mastered certain jobs and skills. That means, you no longer feel a significant challenge. Everything went smoothly. On the one hand, you will be able to complete a task quickly. But, on the other hand, you get bored to death, because you feel like your job is just like that.

Look for courses that will add new skills. If necessary, look for a very challenging one, which you have never been interested in before. For example, a Japanese language course. But, make sure you don't just study, but also have exams, so you can measure your abilities. As you level up, you'll be happier and more eager to learn. Who knows, your new skills will open up avenues for promotion.

Make work like a game

The popular term is gamification. Like playing a game, when you complete a level, you will usually get a reward and then level up. Well, to get through the next level well, you need various skills, such as public speaking and leadership skills. Therefore, every time you successfully complete a task, reward yourself.

Whether it's just buying the food you've always wanted, or entertaining yourself with Korean dramas. In essence, something that makes you happy and excited again.

In addition, take the opportunity to take part in competitions, both inside and outside the company. If you win, you will definitely get a prize. Once you win, you may become addicted to keep competing and challenging yourself.